2003 Toulon Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 10–21 June |
| Teams | 10 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Germán Herrera Luís Lourenço Francesco Ruopolo (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Javier Mascherano |
The 2003 Toulon Tournament was the 31st edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 10 to 21 June 2003.[1] It was won by Portugal, after they beat Italy in the final.[2]
Results[edit]
Group A[edit]
Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Mexico
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Qualified for the third place match |
| 3 |  Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Poland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Match summaries[edit]
| Burkina Faso | 0–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Acosta  44'Anchico 79' |
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
| Italy | 3–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Ruopolo 11' Paro 43'Pagano 52' |
de la Cruz Ortiz 18' de la Barrera 23' |
| Burkina Faso | 4–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Coulibaly 21' Ouedraogo 43', 60'Tassembedo 50' |
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Diallo 24' |
Romo 49' Ortiz Velásquez 76' |
Referee: Joji Kashihara (Japan)
| Colombia | 1–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Castrillón 44' |
de la Barrera 27' Medina 67' |
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
| Italy | 2–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Berardi 65' Quadri 73' |
Romańczuk 71' |
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Referee: Kuddusi Muftutoglu (Turkey)
Group B[edit]
Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Argentina
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Qualified for the third place match |
| 3 |  Japan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Turkey
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  England
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Match summaries[edit]
| Argentina | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Mascherano |
Referee: Seydou Banao (Burkina Faso)
| Japan | 1–1 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Abe 52' |
Sağlık 38' |
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)
| England | 0–8 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Charras 7' Rivas 25'Fernández 31', 68'Herrera 48', 75'Hylton 58' (o.g.)Carter 71' (o.g.) |
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
| Japan | 1–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Mogi 83' |
Report |
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)
| Argentina | 2–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Bottinelli 30', 48' |
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
| Turkey | 0–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Viveiros 7' Danny 78' |
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
| England | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Bowditch 2' (o.g.) |
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Third place match[edit]
| Argentina | 1–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Herrera 27' |
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)
Final[edit]
Awards[edit]
After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[1]
- Best player:
Javier Mascherano[2] - Most elegant player (Second best player):
Raul Meireles - Most courteous player (Third best player):
Juan Carlos Medina - Best goalkeeper: Bruno Vale
- Top scorers: Germán Herrera, Luís Lourenço,
Francesco Ruopolo (3 goals each) - Special Prize: Francesco Ruopolo
- Younger player of the final: Cristiano Ronaldo[2]
- Best goal of the tournament:
Hiroto Mogi
References[edit]
- ^ a b "31è Festival International Espoirs". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Toulon Tournament's most memorable moments: 2003, when Cristiano Ronaldo and Javier Mascherano faced each other for the first time". Toulon Tournament. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Les rencontres de 2003". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.